The Great Dune Trilogy (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank Herbert
- First Published: 1963
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: Future
- Setting: Primarily the planet Arrakis
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Science fiction, Epic
- Subjects: Dictators, Maturation or coming of age, Power, personal or social, Politics, Love or romance, Nature, Revolutions, Extrasensory perception or powers, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Religion, Obsession, Substance abuse, War, Good and evil, Loyalty, Rulers, Drug addiction or addicts, Drugs, Science fiction, Christ figures or saviors, Reincarnation, Deserts, Superman or superbeings, Worms
- Locales: Arrakis (fictive), Dune (fictive)
Characters Discussed
Dune, 1965
Paul Atreides, later known as Paul Maud’Dib and Usul, the focus of the first two of the three novels and a significant character in all three. He is the son of Duke Leto of Caladan. As a child, he moves with his family to the planet Arrakis, or Dune, where his father has been sent by the emperor to manage a company that mines “spice” from the vast deserts. Paul is trained in the mind-body disciplines of the Bene Gesserit cult. When Duke Leto is killed, Paul and his mother escape to the deserts and are taken in by the elusive...
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